Examples of vigilance in a Sentence
eternal vigilance is the price of freedom
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Sheriff Moon emphasized that community vigilance played a critical role in stopping the situation from worsening.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Although political violence is not as new to America as some commentators might have it, this is clearly a time for particular vigilance against calls for it, or endorsements thereof.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
But even with vigilance, early diagnosis is difficult.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 11 Dec. 2025
That vigilance must not evaporate now simply because some Obama-esque foreign policy rhetoric has gained traction in certain populist circles.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Although political violence is not as new to America as some commentators might have it, this is clearly a time for particular vigilance against calls for it, or endorsements thereof.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
But even with vigilance, early diagnosis is difficult.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 11 Dec. 2025
That vigilance must not evaporate now simply because some Obama-esque foreign policy rhetoric has gained traction in certain populist circles.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Vigilance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigilance. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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vigilance
noun
vig·i·lance
ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being vigilant
Medical Definition
vigilance
noun
vig·i·lance
ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s
: the quality or state of being wakeful and alert : degree of wakefulness or responsiveness to stimuli
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